Abstract
The Synagogue in the South-Bohemian town of Pisek currently celebrates 140 years of its existence. In my article I pose a question whether or not this place was, is and in the future may possibly be a place of memory as defined by Pierre Nora.
The Synagogue was built in 1869-70 in the historical centre of Pisek, and it was a symbol of prosperity and social esteem of the local Jewish community. The Jewish minority significantly contributed to the shaping of the town’s history: particularly in the second half of the 19th and in early 20th centuries this minority generated a number of significant and publicly active personalities.
In the post World War II period, the Synagogue witnessed a gradual forced disappearance of the Jewish community in Pisek. Finally, in 1950s, the Synagogue was insensitively turned into a warehouse of clothing.
Only the future will show whether or not we will manage to continue the interrupted Jewish and municipal memory.